Don Morrison placed first in his age group in the Athletes Closet Winter Series 5K on January 3rd. Good Job!

Congratulations to Bob Simmons who ran a PR in the New Year's Eve 5k in Berwyn with a time of 18:37 and placing third in his age group, 9th overall.

Thanksgiving Turkey Trots kick off the holiday race season.  Don Morrison continued his winning ways in his division at the Tel Hai 5K, while Bob Simmons placed 3rd in his division.  Bob bested his re cent PR at the Run For Katie by 2 seconds with a 19:08.  Kevin Kelly led the WCRC runners at the Chester County Turkey Trot with a 2nd place finish overall - full results.

The weekend of November 22-23 was ideal for running, whether it be the Philadelphia Marathon or the Delaware XC Championships/  Don Morrison eschewed the bike this weekend to win his age-group over the 5K xc course,. Oother club members were racing through Philadelphia on the marathon course. led by Mark Rochon in 2:58:56 and Ann Tierney in 3:03:18 (2nd in div. and 19th female overall).

Don Morrison swept to first place in his division at both the Mt. Bike Duathlon in Annandale, VA and the King of the Hill Mt. Bike Duathlon in Lebanon, NJ this month.

Our only member to report results from the New York City Marathon was Julie Cara who set a PR by 50 minutes, running 3:45:01.

Don Morrison moved off-road for the Mountain Man Duathlon consisting of a 5K run, 15-mile mountain bike ride, followed by another 5K run.  His effort earned him 1st place in  his division.

Bob Simmons nearly duplicated his Covered Bridge race with  a 19:16 at the David Good Memorial 5K placing 2nd in the 40-49 division and 7th place overall.

More Fall results:  Kevin Murtaugh also ran Steamtown in an outstanding 3:09:22 good for 3rd place in his division.  Joe Breslin opted for a half-marathon in Baltimore and won the Masters division with an 8th place overall in 1:17:09.

More outstanding marathon results from the Trigon Bay Bridge Marathon in Virginia Beach: Rob Jones finished 6th overall in 2:50:12 and Lisa Siegle finished 8th in her division with a 4:16:40.  Among the obstacles they had to overcome were a headwind for the first 14 miles followed by a long, straight, boring stretch over the last 12 miles.

Donna Bushey ran a Boston Qualifying time at Steamtown Marathon finishing in 3:36:23.  Russ Mabry also completed the course in 4:43:53.  Congratulations to both.

Results from the Covered Bridge Classic: Bob Simmons sped to a 19:11 in the 5K and a 2nd place in the 40-49 division and 7th place overall.

Jeff Wrenn just missed the 1 hour mark, running 1:00:08 at the Delaware Distance Classic 15K for a 4th place division finish and 22nd overall.  Maggie Lovell also completed the race in 1:24:57.

Don Morrison continues his dominance in duathlons!  Don sped to first place finishes in his division at the Great Pumpkin Duathlon in New Jersey and again at the Cape Henlopen Duathlon in Delaware.

Three members traveled to Chicago for the marathon.  Julie Hankin ran an impressive 3:15:14, with Robert Hankin running 3:50:40 and Lee Norcross finishing in 4:34:35.  Meanwhile at Steamtown Donna Bushey ran 3:36:23 and Russ Mabry turned in a 4:43:53.

Kevin Kelly finished second overall at the Run For Katie 5K in Downingtown.  Bob Simmons finished 4th overall and won his division  with a 19:10 time,  while Jonathon Joseph and George Sanders finished 2-3 in the 50-59 division.

Don Morrison  along with Jack Conti continue their winning ways.  both placed first in their respective divisions at the Lum Pond Duathlon in Neward, DE.

Don Morrison excels in duathlons!  Don placed second in his division at the Ohio State Duathlon Championships and followed that two weeks later with a first in the US Grand Prix Duathlon Series in Georgia.

PDR Club results are fantastic.  The master A team placed 2nd and the women's open team placed third.  Individually John Carroll and Ann Tierney placed 4th in their divisions, Pete Mathias and Kim Saddic placed 5th, Joe Breslin 7th, Connie Epperson 9th, and Ray Bentley and Leslie Hoey 11th.  At least 8 members bettered last year's times by 5 minutes or more with Pat Epling lowering his time by a whopping 22 minutes.  Othe 5-minute plus runners were Ray Bently, Rick Pryor, Donna Bushey, Lysa Siegle, Jim chartrand, Doug Hisey, and Russ Mabry.  WCRC Results

Bob Simmons, among many WCRC members, competed in Teri's Run on September 5th.  Bob finished in 19:26 for a PR.  Other top finishers include Brendan Buckley (15:34), John Carroll (15:37), Joe Breslin (16:54), Ray Bentley (17:04), Ed Baghdasarian (17:13), Dinae Norris (18:29), and Ann Tierney (18:38).     Full Results

WCRC members dominated the Labor Day 8K.  John Carroll finished 1st in 27:21, followed by Kevin Kelly (29:52) and Ed Baghdasarian (30:23).  Chris Bartges finished 5th in 31:18, Jeff Wrenn 7th in 32:56, and Ann Tierney (1st Female) 8th in 33:15.  Full Results

More triathlon results: Joe Breslin grabbed 2nd place in the masters at the Wilkes Barre Triathlon finishing 9th overall.  He completed the 1.5K swim, 40K bike ride, and 11K run in 2:20:50.

Connie Epperson continued her outstanding race efforts with a 1:11:58 15K at the Good Neighbor Day races, placing 1st in her division.  This followed a 5th place at Broad Street.

Great efforts at the Lake Placid Ironman:  Ken Glah finished 8th overall in 9:20:35.  Nick Waller completed the full ironman  in 15:54:47.

Joe Breslin shined in the Diamond in the Rough Triathlon finishing 12th overall and 2nd masters.  He swam 1 mile in 25 minutes, biked 27 miles in 1:13 and ran 5 miles in 31:15 for a final time of 2:12:56.

Ray Bentley ran a  17:50 at the Lighthouse Taco Toss 5K in Dewey Beach placing 6th overall.  It was his best time in several years - improving with age.

Not to be outdone by the triathletes, Ray Bentley braved the heat and humidity at the Mid-Summer Eve 5K to finish 2nd in 18:26.

In another triathlon competition, Sonny Rutkowski ran 4:26:46 at the Eagleman Triathlon.

Blackwater Half Ironman Results: Jesse Sturino finsihed 38th in his division and 227th overall in 4:52:33, followed by Chris Bartges, 58th in his division and 327th overall in 4:59:29. The half ironman consists of a 1.2 mile swim, 56 miles bike ride, and a half-marathon.

Ann Tierney led a small group to WCRC members at the Kennett Square races on May 17th.  Ann won the women's 10K in 39:21, while Jeff Wrenn place 3rd in his division at 40:05, with Gerry Auman 4th in his division in 45:03.  George Sanders placed 2nd in his division in the 5K running 21:57.

Jesse Sturino stars at UCP 5K Corporate Challenge. Jesse finished 7th overall and 3rd masters in 17:27 and helped his GSK Men's Masters team to a first place finish.  The 2 masters finishing ahead were his temmates.

WCRC and CCRS teams and individuals excel at the 24th Annual Broad Street Run.  The WCRC masters women finish 1st, while the CCRS women finish 2nd.  On the men's side the WCRC master #1 team also finished 2nd.  Club results.

Kevin Murtaugh completed his first marathon, running 3:12:52 on April 27th in the New Jersey Marathon.  The effort earned him a second place finish in his division.

Four members braved the Trail Triple Crown Half-marathon at White Clay Creek State Park.  Jesse Sturino, Joanne Abbruzzesi, Donna Bushey, and Rick Pryor ran through mud, up and down hill, and possibly a few extra miles.  Despite the conditions Jesse and Joanne won their divisions.  Jesse was 4th overall.

Great Boston times by Ray Bentley, Chris Bartges, Pete Mathias and others.  Results for WCRC runners.

Very fast, very fun, had a blast, and a great way to start my outdoor racing season."  That's Ed Baghdasarian's report from the Sky's the Limit 5K where he ran 17:07 and placed 14th. Rick Pryor set a PR by almost a minute, finishing in 21:48. Full results for Sky's the Limit 5K.

Recent rumors report another PR by Jesse Sturino.  Finishing March like a lion, instead of a lamb. Jesse ran 3:04 at the Ocean Drive Marathon to place 4th overall and 1st in his division.  The time is even more remarkable in that runners had to battle a stiff headwind during the race.

Ann Tierney raced to a 2nd place in her division, and 6th among females at the Bancroft 5K with a time of 18:15.

John Carroll led the WCRC contingent at the Caesar Rodney Half Marathon with a 5th place finish in 1:15:49.  Mike Bizal, Rob Jones, Chris Bartges, and Pete Mathias followed with sub-1:30 times. Jack Young was close behind with a 1:32:40 good for 10th in his division, while Julie Hankin ran 1:37:30 to place 6th in her division. Bob Ricks, Rick Pryor, and Marie Dawson all finished under 2:00. Jeff Markle, Maggie Lovell, Lysa Siegle, John Comolli, Gwen Kissinger, and Julianne O'Neil also represented the club.

John Carroll puts in another fine performance with a 26:43 effort for 2nd place finish at the Athlete's Closet 5-mile Run.

John Carroll leads the way in the final CCRS Winter Series 5K with a 16:21 win. Ann Tierney leads the women with an 18:56, placing 4th overall. Results.

Club member John Carroll is establishing himself as a local runner of note.  John won the Athlete's Closet Winter Series 5K on February 1 with a time of 16:31. Meanwhile other club members were in Downingtown for the CCRC Winter Series #3.

Icicle Ten Miler results:  Club members brave  the unseasonably cold weather led by  Jesse Sturino (1:02:25), Chris Bartges (1:05:20),  Pete Mathias (1:05:48, 2nd Div.), Rick Ladow (1:07:10, 4th in Div.), and Jeff Wrenn (1:09:14).  Jeanne Jarmoska represented the women, running 1:32:38 to place 3rd in her division.  Others braving the cold include Jack Young (1:12:42) on the comeback trail and Rick Pryor (1:23:37) showing great improvement year over year.

Late results from New Year's Eve Race Against Time: Pete Morse led a contingent of WCRC members, running 16:30 for 5K to place 5th (2nd in div.).  Gerry Auman ran 20:42 (5th in div.), followed by Connie Epperson in 21:58 to win her division.

Overlooked member - We missed Brendan Buckley in our results for several recent races.  He finished 3rd overall in the David Good 5K in 16:09, 26th in the Rothman 8K (26:00, 8th in div.), and 15th at Brian's Run (32:57, 3rd in div.).  A belated but much deserved congratulations.

We had over a dozen members finish in the top 10 in their division as well as 8 of them breaking 40 minutes for the 10K course.  Kevin Kelly finished 1st in his division in 32:33 (chip time), followed by Pete Morse (4th in div., 34:03).  Bill showers finished in 34:13 (2nd in div.).  Joe Breslin (35:27) was the 2nd masters, also 2nd in his div., with Ken Kondracki 4th masters (35:54) and Mike Bizal 10th masters (38:10, 8th in div.).  Ed Baghdasarian pulled a double on race day, finishing 7th in 20:06 in the 5K for a warmup, then ran 38:51 for 7th in his div. in the 10K.  Ann Tierney was 4th female overall in 39:47.  Also on the distaff side, Jeanne Jarmoska took 2nd in her div. in 53:29.  Other top 10 division finshes were recorded by Jack Young (42:10), Gerry Auman (43:43), George Sanders (47:27), Donna Bushey (50:41), and Larry Wheeler (56:29).  Complete club results.

WCRC members and friends shine at Philly Marathon and Rothman 8K.  Breaking 3 hours (chip time) were John Carroll (2:41:40), Kim Saddic (2:43:20, 4th female, 2nd in div.), Ryan Walsh (2:45:23), Chris Bartges (2:59:16), and Mark Dawson (2:59:55).  Pete Mathias placed 5th in his div. clocking 3:02:21.  Dinae Norris matched Pete, also placing 5th with a 3:08:48.  The 8K group included Bill Showers (26:05), Pete Morse (26:25, 3rd in div.), Joe Breslin (27:39, 4th in div.), Ken Kondracki (27:49, 6th in div.), Mike Bizal (30:27), Mark Eliason (32:41), and Jack Young 33:06, 8th in div.). Club results.

Latest October results: Kevin Kelly led a contingent at the David J. Good Memorial 5K, finishing 2nd in 15:54, followed by Peter Morse, 4th in 16:28, Rachel Hixon, 1st female in 17:33, Jesse Sturino, 7th in 17:51, Kim Saddic, 19:54, Bob Ricks, 20:37, and Jeff Wrenn, 21:00.

New York results: Jesse Sturino runs 3:18:40 and ironman David Gingras finishes his third marathon in three weeks.

Spencer Schultz, age 6, son of Chris and Sharon, made his road race debut at the Sea Witch 5K in Rehoboth Beach, DE on October 27th, running 30:42.6 to place second in the 9 and under division.

More marathon results: Kevin McCollester (3:51:14), Jeanne Jarmoska (4:23:52), and Doug Hisey (4:56:31)  at Marine Corps, and Dave Keefe 4:06:34(4:05 chip time) at Dublin City running for Joints in Motion.

Russ Mabry completed the Trigon Bay Bridge Marathon in a race marked by 30+% attrition.  Congratulations for persevering in the face of difficult conditions.  At the nearby Baltimore Fila 5K Joe Breslin finished 9th among men and 2nd in his division in 17:36.

WCRC members shine at Delaware Distance Classic - Jesse Sturino finshed 14th in 56:06 (4th in Div.), follwed by Chris Bartges, 15th in 56:08 (2nd Div.), and Pete Mathias, 22nd in 58:31 (2nd in Div.).

Steamtown Marathon Results - WCU grad Matt Sandercock wins in 2:21:19.  Joe Breslin led WCRC members with a 2:42:20 for 13th place winning his division. Rob Jones turnedin a 2:57:27, followed by Bob Clare (3:09:55) and Lysa Siegle (4:30:18).  Bob Ricks rejoined the ranks of marathoners with his first effort in 20 years.

PDR Club Results: Top 100 places by Kim Saddic, 13th (1:19:35), Rachel Hixson, 17th (1:20:59, Ann Tierney 48th (1:28:27), and Dinae Norris, 57th (1:29:47).  Rachel placed 3rd in her age-group, Kim 5th, Ann 9th, and Dinaw 11th.  Among the men, top 100 places went to Jeff Devlin, 38th (1:13:50), Kevin Kelly, 45th (1:14:44), John Carroll, 57th (1:15:43), Joe Breslin, 79th (1:18:53, and Rob Jones, 98th (1:20:59). Jeff and Kevin placed 5th and 7th in their age-group,  Joe 8th, and John 10th.  The open women's and open mixed teams both placed 2nd.

John Carroll led a contingent of more than a dozen club members at Teri's 5K Run.  John finished 14th overall (3rd in age group) with a 15:27.  Other notable times were turned in by Joe Breslin (16:44, 27 overall, 3rd age group), Chris Bartges (17:47), Ann Tierney ( 18:29, 7th female, 3rd age group), Mike Bizal (18:45), Mike Bodary(19:21), and Jeff Wrenn (19:32)  Full Results.

Ian Gottesfeld and Kevin Kelly finished 1-2 at the End of Summer 8K in East Goshen. Complete Results.

Bob Ricks ran 52:12 at the Falmouth Road Race (7.1 miles), while John Carroll ran an excellent 56:43 to finish 4th overall at the Sea Isle City 10 Mile Run.

Kim Saddic qualified for the Women's Olympic Marthon Trials, running 2:47:14 at Grandma's Marathon.

Chris does it again!  Chris Bartges finished 9th overall with a new PR of 18:03 at a 5K in Ocean City, NJ.  Pete Mathias excelled at the Old New Castle 5 Mile Run with a 31:34 for 32nd overall and 2nd in his division.

Congratulations to two members who excelled at the Riverwater Duathlon.  Chris Bartges finished 5th overall and 2nd in his division, while Mike Bizal was 19th overall and 5th in his division.

Kudos go out to members who have run great despite the heat ~ case in point, in the steamy Good Neighbor Day races, Pete "Iron Man" Mathias pulled off a nice 1:04 in the 15K, div. winner and 7th overall; Kris Laubenstein - winner of ladies 15K (1:06); congrats to Bob Eldredge (2nd div.), Donna Bushey (1st div.) both in the 15k; way to go Dr. Bob Rimkis, 2nd div. (36:19), Joe Breslin, Prez Jack Young (3rd div.), and Unionville hopeful Nick Geigle (2nd div.) in the 10k; great job by Brendan Buckley (16:34, 1st div., 4th overall), Chris Bartges (18:38, 2nd div.), John Loughin (18:40, 3rd div.), Mike Bizal (19:20, 3rd div.), Mark Eliason, "Sponge" Bob Ricks, Jeff Markle and others I failed to mention (sorry)...Great job by all!  Also, great job by Chris Bartges in his first 1/2 Ironman triathlon...more to come!

Congratulations to WCRC Scholarship Winners ~ Rob Robertson (Coatesville), Kelly O'Connell (Coatesville),  Ian McCann (WC Henderson), and Ernie Marchesano (Downingtown) ~ good luck in college!

Scanning the race results has turned up the following performances at the Run for Dana Marie.  Ed Baghdasarian placed 5th (2nd div.) in 18:14 and Dave Keefe placed 15th (1st div.) in 19:45.  At the Run for Brianne 5k, Kevin Kelly won in 16:16 and Ed Baghdasarian had a repeat 18:14 (2nd div.);  at the Kennett Run 5k, George Sanders ran 22:14 (1st div.) and in the 10k Richard Ladow (38:33) and Gerry Auman (42:02) both took 2nd in their divisions.  In the 5k fo Jay (Wilm.DE), Nick Waller ran 18:43 (2nd div.) and Donna Bushey ran 22:19 (1st div.);  Chris Schultz ran 1:08:44 (2nd div.) at the Chestertown, MD 10 Mile... send your highlights and race results to rlricks1@juno.com.

Some club members have been racing well this spring; some worth mentioning are:  Chris Bartges (37:40) PR in 10K in Kid Shelleen 10k in Newark, DE; Chris Schultz - Pittsburgh Marathon (3:14 - 6th in 50-59 div.); also John Callahan, John Carroll (Run for Brianne also), Brandon Buckley (Kennett Run also), Joe Breslin, Dan Holland, & Jack Young in the Dash for Diabetes (good to see Mark Eliason on the comeback from injury!); Jesse Sturino (18:11) in a recent corporate 5k race; Kevin Kelly & Rob Jones in Kennett Run 5k;  Kevin Kelly in the Westminster 5k...send your highlights and race results to rlricks1@juno.com. 

The club came out in force at the Broad Street Run on 5/5 ~ nice weather brought out about 30 members ~ on the racing teams, the CCRS co-ed team won their division and women's team took 2nd!  Nice job by Julie Bowers, Ann Kelly, Kim Saddic , Kris Laubenstein, John Callahan, Ann Tierney and Rob Jones;  all club members ran great ~ Jeff Devlin (53:41 33rd overall), Ken Kondracki (55:35 47th), Joe Breslin (58:04 85th overall); Mike Bizal, Doug Nevins, Skip Persick, Jesse Sturino, Lee Diestellow, Jason Britton, Jack Young, Kevin McCollester, Julie Hankin, Donna Bushey, Paul Percival,  Lee Norcross, George Sanders, Peter Mathias, Marie Dawson, Michelle DeMarco, Erin Campbell, Bill Sontag, J. Patrick Epling, Lysa Siegle, Maggie Lovell and John Comolli ~ nice job guys and girls!

Good turnout at the WCRC Scholarship 5k Race on 4/27 ~ Kevin Kelly, John Callahan, and Rob Jones led the way!  Good to see Mike Bandru back after a long illness ~ best wishes Mike!

Nice 1/2 marathon performance by Chris Bartges down in DE on 4/27 ~ third place overall in 1:35:00 ~ in rough terrain (through 2 water obstacles) ~ nice job Chris!

Outstanding day for WCRC club members up in Boston ~ Mark Dawson (3:05), John Loughin (3:07), Jesse Sturino (3:10), Peter Mathias (3:18 - nice job!), Jack Young (3:19 - almost 20 min. improvement - good run!), Bob Clare (3:35), and Bob Eldredge (4:00) - great day in warm , muggy conditions on a very challenging course!

Good performances at the Po Mar Lin Fire Co. Benefit 5k/10k in Unionville on 4/13 ~ In the 5k, Bill Showers, Jr. won covering the challenging course in about 16:00, followed closely by John Callahan, and Wendy Thomas running well; in the 10k, Kevin Kelly won covering the hilly course in about 34:00, followed by Rob Jones, Kenny Glah, Ann Tierney (women's winner), and Lee Diestellow ~ good runs by all!

Good runs by Kim Saddic (22nd women div. 58:17) and Lysa Siegle (1:28) down at the Cherry Blossom 10-Mile in Wash. D.C.  on 4/7 - nice job ladies!

Good marathon turned in by Mike Bullinger down in Washington, D.C. recently (3:48)- congrats Mike!  Mike is also to be married soon.  Also, thanks to the 12 members who took to the Brandywine Park Trail Run last weekend-nice post-run refreshments-Daylights saving starts April 7-let's get a bigger turnout on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays~ Keep in mind the WCRC Scholarship Run, Penn Relays (week of April 20), and Broad Street!

Awesome performances at Caesar Rodney this past weekend on 3/17~ Co-Ed and Masters teams were division winners!!  Kevin Kelly led all members with an 8th overall (3rd div. 1:15) finish. Triathlon legend Kenny Glah close behind at 1:16.  Great runs for Jesse Sturino (1:23) and Chris Bartges (1:24)- Jesse getting into form for Boston next month - both Jesse and Chris turned in PR's for the distance. Don Hurford (1:26), Bob Clare (1:26), Ann Tierney (1:28), Mike Bizal (1:28), Lee Diestellow (1:31),  Donna Bushey (1:40), Bran Bushey Jr (1:50), Erin Campbell (1:51), Lysa Siegle (2:01), John Comolli (2:13), and Maggie Lovell (2:13)- all good efforts - Nice get together at Lysa Siegle's (THANKS Lysa!)- congrats to all.  Thanks to Bill  and Marie Dawson as well as Ann Marie and Caitlin Kelly for your support!   CR 2002 Results

Congratulations and sincere gratitude go out to Bill Dawson,  founding father  and Past President of the WCRC, now a LIFETIME MEMBER (See Photo);  check out latest photos of club members!

Good runs by WCRC members at the recent Athlete's Closet 5 Miler on March 2 ~ Bill Showers, Jr.  2nd overall in 28:11, Dan Ayotte 18th (34:05), 14-year old Allison Bushey (2nd woman, 1st div.) 34:25, Donna Bushey (1st div.) 35:49, Dean Rasmussen (3rd div.) 36:11, and Heather Percival in 39:00 ~ nice job by all! Belated kudos go out to Kim Saddic (winner Bermuda 1/2 marathon in January) and division winner Julie Bowers in the York Bon-ton 5 miler late last year...

Congrats to Chris Bartges, who ran a nice 5 miler down in Wilmington at the Snowball 5 Miler.  Chris eclipsed his goal of 31 minutes, running 30:23 - good enough for 4th in his division, 13th overall...

Kudos to CCRS Winter Series runners on 2/23- Fran Hoey (16:22), Ken Kondracki (16:46), Mike Bizal (18:37), Jesse Sturino (18:41), Bob Wilpizeski (20:59), Allison Bushey (21:18), Donna Bushey (21:43), Michelle DeMarco (23:00), Lora Seaborg (23:02), an d Diane Sagula (29:37) - good runs by all! Results

Speedy recovery wishes go out to Pete "Warm & Fuzzy" Mathias - suffered a stress fracture - get well soon, Quad Man! 

Good runs turned in by club members at CCRS Winter Series 5k #3 ~Ken Glah, Ken Kondracki and Kim Saddic had solid front-running performances, while Jason Britton and Ann Tierney had good races (sub 19:00); Donna Bushey, Allison Bushey, Michelle DeMarco & Lorraine Young all had good runs - good job!

Don't forget the Pace Group Runs on Saturdays - we will have bagels afterwards on 2/16 - come on out & join your pace group ~ Spring is just around the corner!

Check out latest news on winter running and potential dangers ~ woman was hit while running locally and had no ID on her...please carry ID and emergency phone information on you while out for longer runs....check out story

The club sends their best wishes to Gene Kotz, who will be relocating to Knoxville, Tennessee for a new job opportunity....Good Luck & keep in touch!

Good races turned in by club members at the CCRS 5k Winter Series ~ Ken Kondracki, Chris Bartges, Jesse Sturino, Mark Eliason, Ann Tierney, Jack Young, Dan Ayotte, Mike Diamond, Steve Griffith, Larry Wheeler, (all improved on previous times), and the Bushey family...also good runs by Bran Bushey (20:36)& Donna Bushey at the Bank Shots Super Bowl 5k in Wilmington on 1/27...nice job!

The club was represented by some good runs at the recent Icicle 10 Mile down in Wilmington on 1/20 - Mike Bizal (1:05:00) 18th, Chris Bartges (1:05:48 - 3rd div. - good run!), our prez Jack Young (1:09:49 ), Gene Kotz (1:10:42), Bran Bushey (1:15:42), Donna Bushey (1:17:04), and Paul Percival (1:18:55) - good runs by all!

Congrats to CCRS Winter Series 5k runners - Ken Kondracki (17:00) 5th, Mark Eliason (18:44 - recent PR - good run!) 11th, Jesse Sturino (18:48) 12th, Chris Bartges (18:59) 13th, Ann Tierney (19:26 - 2nd woman) 17th, Dan Holland (19:29) 18th, prez Jack Young (19:31) 19th, Dan Ayotte, Bob Ricks (20:34), Bob Wilpizeski (20:55), Bran Bushey (21:07), Dean Rasmussen (21:42), and David Keefe (21:51); kudos to Donna Bushey, Mike Diamond, Larry Wheeler, Bob Ruggiero, and Lorraine Young - good job by all runners!  5k Results

Kudos to Kevin Kelly (1:13) and his 7th place finish down at the Disney World Half Marathon on 1/6.

In the hilly Cingular Race Against Time 5k on New Year's Eve, the club was represented by some good performances ~ Kevin Kelly 15:45 (2nd overall, 1st div.), Bob "I missed the Beer Mile" Rimkis (5th overall, 1st div.) at 17:17, Prez Jack Young 20:09 (4th div.), Mike Zebert 20:22, Allison Bushey 20:39 (2nd overall woman, 1st div.) - great job from the WC Henderson star!, dad Bran Bushey 21:22, and another WC Henderson star - Lauren Bahnatka 21:28 (4th overall women, 2nd div.)...great job by all!

Raise your glasses  to all "beer milers" from WCU and local running clubs who clashed on 12/21 ~ 1 mile, 4 cans of beer...the rest is history ~  check out the BEER Mile Results ~

Congrats to new club President Jack Young for his 3rd place division finish (19:51) in the Manayunk Jingle Bell 5k on 12/9.

Well, the WCRC is now one year old & 150 members strong~ the 5k run marking the event went very well despite the cold rain which didn't dampen the spirits of all who attended; congrats to all runners and a special thanks to Kevin Miller & Kevin Kelly as well to all the generous volunteers...here are the results:      WCRC Birthday Run;  thanks to all those members who attended the Christmas Party, it was a great night! - thanks to Bill Dawson for his hospitality and also for his year as president ~ congrats to Jack Young, the new president and all the elected officers - Ann Marie Kelly, VP; Jason Britton, treasurer; & Ann Tierney, secretary...Happy Holidays!

With close to 70 members, friends & family participating, the 24th Annual Brian's Run was a super day with a lot of great efforts ~ leading was Coach Kevin Kelly (31:47, 2nd div.)- a recent BR best I believe-nice job!  One of Kevin's athletes - Matt Sandercock close behind in 32:03, followed byJeff Devlin (32:37), Bill Showers,Jr. (33:09 PR - good run!), Ironman legend Ken Glah (34:33), Ken Kondracki (34:34), John Callahan (34:36); the "fast women" were paced by NCAA Hall of Famer Julie Bowers (35:40, 4th female, 1st div.), WCU Coach Kris Laubenstein (35:55, 5th female, 2nd div.), and local legend Kim Saddic (36:26, 8th female, 2nd div.);  kudos to Bob Clare (37:22,  a PR-nice job!), Don Hurford (38:27, a recent 3:02 Dublin Marathon, too), Mike Smith (38:33), Chris Bartges (39:10 PR-good job!), Ann Tierney (39:29, 3rd div.), Jesse Sturino (39:53), M'vlle legend Dave Hummel (40:06), Mark Eliason (40:09), Mark Dawson (40:54), Bob Ricks (41:02), Jack Young (41:32), Gene Kotz (41:52), Katie Dickerson (41:53, 2nd div.), Bob Wilpizeski (42:29, 1st Clydesdale), Kevin McCollester (42:33), Bran Bushey Jr. (43:03, 3rd Clydesdale), Donna Bushey (44:00), WC Henderson future star Lauren Bahnatka (44:02, 4th div.), Paul Percival (44:16), Jeff Markle (44:34), George Sanders (44:58, 4th div.), Dan Ayotte (45:42), Connie Epperson (46:59, 3rd div.), Peter & son Todd Mathias (47:04), Michael Bullinger (47:56), Paul Blake (48:37), Marie Dawson (49:20), CCRS banner carriers Jason Britton & Rob Jones (50:13), Christine Harding, Michelle DeMarco, Lori Mann, Ed Baghdasarian (ran 5k, too), Larry Wheeler, Erika Sturino, John Comolli, Eddie O Myers, Stephanie Kotz, Christina Sappey, Jill Saddic & Bonnie Saddic;  Congrats to 5k finishers ~Joel Hoffsmith (18:12, 1st div.), Ed Baghdasarian (18:16), Dave Long (19:08), Kevin McGetrick (19:12), Rich Jacovini (19:37), Dave Keefe (19:51), Bill Showers Sr (20:25, 3rd div. - good run!), Allison Bushey (20:51 2nd female - nice job!), Susan Ferry (21:58), Scott McCollester (23:59), Nick Tantaros (24:45), Bob Ruggiero (26:51, 5th div.), and Brad McCollester (26:52) ~ congratulations to all finishers ! Happy Holidays !

The club was represented by some fine marathon & 8k performances at the Philly Marathon & Rothman 8k:  Ann Tierney had a super debut marathon running 3:02 - good enough for 12th overall woman, 4th div.; congrats to Jack Young - a great run of 3:15 - 5th in his division.  Congrats to the following 8k finishers - Kevin Kelly, Pete Morse, Bill Showers, Ron Gest, John Callahan, Kris Laubenstein (5th woman, 3rd div.), Kim Saddic (6th woman, 4th div.), Jonathan Sappey, Bob Ricks, & Lee Norcross.  SUPER JOB by the crew of marathoners - Lee Diestellow (3:16), Chris Bartges (3:18), Steph Moss (3:22 - great debut!), Bob Kodosky (3:27), Dan Ayotte (3:37), and another fine debut - Gene Kotz (3:45).  Congrats to David Fluery, Steve Schwartz, Lysa Siegle, John Comolli, Rick Pryor,  & Rick Rand...  Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!

Congrats to Bran Bushey (3:37) and Kevin Miller for nice marathons down in Bethesda, MD in Marathon in the Parks.

Redemption is always sweeter when it happens to be a 25 min. improvement...Congratulations to Ann Marie Kelly who ran 3:46 in the Harrisburg Marathon on Nov. 11!  This gutsy run came after a 3-week recovery from the tough Baltimore Marathon.  She took 100th overall, 12th female & 3rd in her division.  (By the way, Ann Marie outran the "6 Boobs & a Dude" relay team by 9 minutes). Great run, Ann Marie!

Check out the WCRC's first LIFETIME member....(see picture)

This is not a highlight, but a show of support. Bill Dawson has aggravated his achilles tendon ailments once again.  It appears our club president will be sidelined for a while.  We all wish him the best.  Get well soon, Bill! 

Big shoutout and congratulations to Marine Corps Marathon finishers - Mary Fisher, Eddie O Myers, David Gingras!  Mary ran a 65 min. PR (4:00:02) - great job Mary!  Also congrats to Kevin Kelly (1st - $100 winner), Bill Showers Jr. (2nd), Pete Morse (4th), Bob Ricks (14th - 2nd div.) at David Good in Lionville; kudos to John Comolli at Radnor Run 5 Miler;  congrats to WCU's  Doug Mascherino (7th), All-PSAC performance over the weekend;  also good runs by Bob Ruggiero and Bob Ricks - each division winners in DCCC 5k.   (We wish Mike Bandru a speedy recovery, too!)

A great marathon performance turned in by Joe Breslin down in Baltimore on 10/20 - 2:48:54 - good for 22nd place; Ann Kelly and Lysa Siegle had good runs as well;  Kevin Kelly ran a speedy 5k (15:05) good enough for 7th overall (1st div.) and our prez Bill Dawson is on the comeback from a nagging achilles injury, running a very nice 19:10 for 5k placing 3rd in his division; Chris Schultz ran a good 5k as well down in Baltimore;  locally, Julie Bowers went for the cash at the Greater Springfield Business Assn. 5k winning for the ladies in 17:40 just a step behind the youngster Jason McCambridge...a good race weekend for the WCRC!

Good runs turned in by Bob Kodosky, Maggie Lovell, John Comolli and Lysa Siegle in the Delaware Distance 15k Classic on 10/14...Check out the newest Fartlek Club Newsletter - good story by Mike Bandru...

Let's hear it for Donna Bushey - 2nd place in her division at the Ocean State (Rhode Island) Marathon - a great job running 3:31 (husband Bran not far behind in 3:38)...A big shoutout to Chicago and Steamtown marathoners on Oct. 7. - Congrats to Jesse Sturino (3:09 - reached goal of 3:10 & now qualifies for the big dance - Boston - great job Jesse!); all-around "iron man" (with the silver tongue) -Peter Mathias - great race (3:21) coming off an injury and lets not forget a gutsy run by Kevin McCollester (3:36) - great run in the windy city;  Congrats to Bob Clare at Steamtown - ran 3:08 - Boston qualifier;  Mike Diamond ran a nice 3:20 race - good job!  In other weekend races - Good runs by Mike Bandru at the "Gotta Have Guts" 5k in Philly, Bob Kodosky in the Rocky Run 10k in Philly...

A special honor has been bestowed upon WCRC member and WCU legend Julie Bowers recently.  She has been selected as a 2001 inductee into the NCAA Cross Country Hall of Fame  (see article);  Congratulations Julie!!!  May you have continued success and accolades on the roads in the future!

Kudos to Terry Fox 5k runners on 9/30 - Kevin Kelly (4th overall, 1st div.), Peter Morse (10th overall, 3rd div.), Bill Showers, Jr.(12th overall, 4th div.), Rob Jones (4th div.), Keith Davies (2nd div.), Kristina Laubenstein (2nd overall female, 1st division- Good job Kris!), Bob Ricks (8th div.), Bill Dawson (4th div.), and Wendy Thomas (6th in her division & I hear a PR by 4 min.)-Great Job Wendy!  Also, good run by Kevin Miller out at Pittsburgh's "Great Race" 10k...  Great runs by all who showed up to fight the wind!

Congratulations to 14-year-old Allison Bushey (daughter of Donna & Bran Bushey) for her first female finish (21:04) in the Dane Delancey Memorial 5k in Rockford Park, Wilmington on 9/22 - Great Job Allison!

We've all been preoccupied by the events in NYC, Washington and the Pittsburgh area - again our condolences and prayers are with the victims and their families of this terrible tragedy...on a brighter note, we should not ignore the recent  accomplishments of WCRC members, so here goes...In the Philly Distance Run, good job by Ed Baghdasarian and Diane Sagula in the 5k;  congrats to CCRS women's teams which took 3rd & 4th place in the team competition: (Julie Bowers-3rd div, Kim Saddic-4th div., Kelly Walton-4th div.,Kris Laubenstein-5th div., Ann Tierney-10th div., Lorraine Jasper, Stephanie Moss, and Ann Marie Kelly); good job by Donna Bushey, Marie Dawson, Maggie Lovell, Mary Fisher, Michelle DeMarco, and Christine Harding; for the men, Rob Jones ran well (but was not happy...what do you expect on 25 miles/week!); good job by John Loughin, Jason Britton, Don Hurford, Bob Clare, Jesse Sturino (1st for Glaxo SmithKline team), Lee Diestellow, Jack Young, Mike ("Carrot Top")Diamond, Peter Mathias, Robert Kodosky, Kevin McCollester, Bob Ricks, Mike Bandru (PR by 7 min.!), Bran Bushey, George Sanders, Kevin Miller, Eddie O Myers and John Comolli; kudos to Rick Rand and Bob Eldredge, too...In the No Excuses 5k, I think Pete Morse (WC Henderson H.S. coach) got a PR (15:28) in placing 4th (way to go Pete!); kudos to Bill Showers Jr, Fran Hoey, Ken Kondracki, Tyler Showers, Joe Breslin, Julie Bowers (5th woman), Ed Baghdasarian, Kris Laubenstein, Ann Tierney (18:09 PR...great job!), Jack Young, Bob Ricks, Paul Percival, Mike Bandru (PR...way to go Mike!), Lora Seaborg (CCRS masseuse), Michelle DeMarco, Christine Harding, and John Comolli - great job by all who participated!

If you missed the Kenyan "ugali" meal and want to eat like the Kenyans, here is the recipe (hint: you may want to add salt or other spices)...Ugali Recipe

Thanks to all volunteers for making the inaugural End of Summer 8k and Mile Runs a success - special thanks to Kevin Miller (& Family), Bill Dawson (leading the pack on the bike), CK Timing (Kevin, Ann Marie & Caitlin Kelly), East Goshen Twp. (Park & Rec Director Frank Vattilano), Westtown Police, and Bagel Bistro  of Westtown - congrats to all finishers!

Nice races turned in byPete Morse, Kevin Kelly, Bill Showers Jr., Tyler Showers, Keith Davies, John Loughin, Ann Tierney (See Photo), Jason Britton, Don Hurford, Lori Mann (See Photo), and Larry Wheeler (See Photo) at the final WCU X-C Series Race on 8/28;  congrats to Kelly Walton for winning the CCRS Prediction Run on 8/29 (came within 17 secs of 10 Mile time prediction!).

Good job by Keith Davies (17th), Jack Young, and Bran Bushey Jr. for running well down at the shore at the Stone Harbor Lions 10k (a.k.a. Tim Kerr 10k) on 8/26! 

Congrats to the following WCRC members in recent races - in Mayors 5k in Wilmington on 8/8 - 1st woman Ann Tierney (11th overall) and friend from UK Viv Mitchell; Good Luck to Chris Bartges in a 130-mile adventure race in Maryland; in the WCU X-C Series on 8/14 - John Loughin, Chris Bartges, Ann Tierney, Donna Bushey,  Dean Rasmussen, Lauren from Henderson High (good job!), Larry Wheeler and get well soon Mark Eliason (sore calf);  on 8/18 at the Unity Day 10K, Congrats to Rob Jones (11th) and Julie Bowers (16th); and in Sea Isle City 10 Miler, kudos to Jack Young (comeback from knee injury) and Mike Diamond - way to go ladies and gents! - let's not forget great performance by "Jed" in Nashville (a.k.a Dave Keefe)- "Clydesdale Corner" is coming to the Newsltter!

Good races in the X-C series on 7/31 by Edwin Baghdasarian, Ann Tierney, Mike Diamond, Dean Rasmussen, Lori Mann, Don Hurford, John Loughin, Larry Wheeler and the Bushey family!

Good race turned in by Chris Bartges at the Bank Shots Mid Summer 5k in Wilmington on 7/12, placed 10th overall; and congrats to the Bushey Family (Bran, Donna(2nd ladies), & Allison) for fine efforts, too!

The Triathletes did well over the weekend - Mr. Comeback Dave Keefe took 124th and Michele DeMarco took 249th - great effort by both - giving the local legend Ken Glah worthy competition!

Welcome back Pete Mathias! Looks like  your 4 months of recovery has healed your nagging injuries.  Thanks for the bike tour of Chester County hill country!  I may be off the IR list!

WCRC members had some good race performances over the last couple weeks -  On July 3, Edwin Baghdasarian, Jason Britton, Ann Tierney, Dean Rasmussen (exceptional race!), Kevin McCollester, Donna Bushey, Rick Pryor, and Larry Wheeler did very well in the WCU X-C Series #3 race.

On the 4th of July at the Good Neighbor Day races in Downingtown, the WCRC had strong 5k finishers like Kevin Kelly (3rd), Pete Morse (6th), Rob Jones (7th), John Callahan (8th), John Loughin (14) as well as good races turned in by Kim Saddic (1st female, 15th overall), Don Hurford, Mark Eliason, Mike Diamond, Bob Ricks, Jack Young (ran injured!), Dave Keefe (Mr. Comeback),  and lets not forgot Bob Ruggiero.  In the 10k, Eddie "OMy" Myers and Larry Wheeler ran strong races, and those hardcore runners in the 15K did extremely well like Kevin Kelly (2nd), Joe Breslin (3rd), Jason McCambridge, and Kelly Walton - a great day all-around!

Way to go Ann Tierney for her 2nd place female medal (14th overall!) at the Rockwood Ice Cream Festival 5k on July 6.  Seems those hill workouts on CemeteryHill are paying off! 

Good comeback race for Julie Bowers, who placed 4th in womens race of the Bryn Mawr "Shut Up & Run" on 6/21. Way to go Julie!

Congrats to Joe Breslin on a fine race performance at the Bryn Mawr Running Co. "Shut Up & Run" 5k on 6/21!

Congrats to Ann Tierney who won her division at Media 5 Miler; kudos to Don Hurford, Jason Britton, & Ed Myers for fine efforts.